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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-24

Notice of Final Entry.
Lam OFFICE AT HELENA. NJ. T.

LAM OFFICE AT HELENA MT
February Ii. lss7.
Notice Is hereby given that the following ,rnel
settler has flied notice of his intention To ,l,a :.
bnal proof in support u his claim and thai sail
proof VIII he made before the Probate Jud.c 81
fergn. County. VI. T.. at Iewisiown, ". H.. on
Apri. !. lss7. viz:
Joel a. Harris,
who made presumption dec.ara;ory statement No.
49, = r. i,sd. Tor the : Z NEif aud luts I and
= See >. Up. 10 north. r.Ise J. .asI.
lie names the following witnesses 10 ur,,-, hfs
continuous feside.ce upon. and cultivation a
ssid iandi viz: William Medigas, john shea
James Reed and John J. IcDcnneiI. ali Of Lewis
town, Mont.
w. LAScEoRxE R..i.t-r.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-24

WI, raas !fe-emTiion declar story statement ",
'',' i"i Va" >N'i. sec. 2. IN. ~. y. X. y east,
-, Name W" following witnesses 10 prove his
III ~, ,iluehr Residence upon. ami cult i,ation of
sain ia.i Viz; Eirarl 4as,ing. Alfre bn,Irhar
~, sohh ."ss "i .ialhert, Montana AMI Maitir.
:. W. LANGHoRNE Register
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-24
Notice of Final Entry .
LAND OrFIcE AT HELEN. ". 4

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, NJ TT
- February 7th. 1857. /
Notce il b, reby given that the following. named
settler has hied notice Of his intention to make
mai proof in support of his claim and that saidproos
wiz he made before the Honorable Judge of an.
Fourth Judicial District Court ia and tor Fergus
county, or Ia his absence before the Clerk of said
,olri, at Lewis;own. NJ. T.. On March 25,h
1851. viz:
Horace q. Phillips,
who made prc-emption declaratory Statement, No.
~, ior the NN1t SCI ME- sEi., SCI,
ga zee. ami sWl, NWi, Of ssc. !. Tp ii
Lt hah.es The ioi'o~in' witnesses to prove his
CONTINUOUS fr-idehce upon. and cultivation of,
s.id ia,d. VIZ; James D. Whclpley. Ge"rg.. ~
stone, William Nenion and Edward J. Morrison,
an "i fhIlbrook, Fergus County, Montana
=. ". LASGHOB>E Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-24
Notice Of Final Entry.
LAND oFFicE AriIEIKxa. II. 7

February -. fss-
N"'i,e j. iSn'hy given that tn. ioilosins-na.,,e
settler has lleI not i,e af his frt..ti., =, -
uhsi PROF. IN SUPPORT of h,s claim. and thai sIi.i
proof VIII he naiie ieior. the lad . 81 a.. To,,, l.
1"di.iai District 'uurt 1T Mouian> in ana tor I,r
gns county, or ia bis ai,-.nc, irf,rr the r,r,t a.,
ssii conri. al L~wiatown, Montana on March
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-24
Notice Of Final Entry.
LAND OFFICE AT HELENA. NJ

LAND OFFICE AT HELrSA. MT.l
December 10th. 1855.
N"'ice Is hereby given that the foliowi ng-na,nei
hnai proof in support Of his claim and thai aid
proof will be made before the Judg. of the Fourth
saalciai District Court in and for Fergus county,
,aid court at LeHis;own, Montana. on March
aNh, ls.., viz:
Oscar Johnson,
who made presumption decaraiogy statement No
otn i"r the OF NJ and lots . aud = see s.
Up u north Of range IS east
ne names the following witnesses to prove hi.
CONTINUOUS residence upon. and cultivation OF
; ,s iand, VIZ; John iaIott John steele. Sui
Benton, N. I. " '''
s.w. LANGHORSE. Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-24
Notice OF Final Entry.
LAsn OFFICE At HELENA. MT.

LAND OFFICE At HELENA. NJ
February -. lss.
Notice i hereby given that the following mana,
"tttr ha, hl.d notice oi bi- intention 10 mat,
maj proof ia support Of hi claim nnI thar -
proof WI he made before the Iudsc of ~
f"urth judicial District Court. 90 Ia his al a., Z,
htfrc the Clerk ct said Court !n and for y, r m.
o"htN. Montana at !eaisiown, ". r on A iii
18th. lsS., vi1: '.'''
Richard y. Craa.sc.
who maze pre- cnlpiion leeIar...rv statement -,
eN',. for the NW'i see. n. Tp. IL north. ra,.y,
II east -" ~
u. names IN" Follow hg witnesses to Prove n.
e"iiiiin"us Residence upon ami cultivation Of
aid land, viz: Julian !. stuart Chri.tiua n
T.. and Will. l.. PAGE. charl., Rf,',,S al
Hahum 7 Din'm"re. all OF Maiden. Fergns
s.W. i.A~GHnaNE Reri.tcr
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28
A BLOODY BATTLE.
A Negro is Arrested in Morehead Par
ISL, Louisiana, Charged with
Criminal Assault.
The Officers, While Taking the Prisoner
te Jail, Are Fired Upon by
Pa ~ OF Negroes.
The Prisoner is Jailed-When the Officers
Return q Riot EDsues-Eight People
Killed Outrig
Special to the Gazette

Special to the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, La, June PA riot
occurred atOakridge IN Morehouse parish
at 80 this morning in which eight persons
lost their lives. a negro by the name of
Baldwin, charged with committing q
criminal assault on a young white girl,
was arrested by Constebles Gardner and
Baker and carried to Bastrop to be con-
fined in the parish jail. While on the way
there the officers were assaulted by par
ty of negroes, six in number, friends
of the prisoner, led by Jerry Baldwin and
fired on, both of the constableS being
slightly wounded. The lat er carried the
prisoner to safe quarters, and returned
in couple of hours with large party Of
whites. The negroes were reported TO be
concealed in q certain house two miles
from town. They made no motion until
the law officers were within q
few feet of the cabin, when they
opened fire. A young man by the name
Of G. w. Higglnbottom was killed in
stsntlv. Constable l. B. Conner was
fatally wounded, his BODY being riddled
with eleven bullets, and Officers Gardeners
and Baker were dangerously wounded,
The fight was kept up for some time and
the negroes were finally driven from the
house and all killed but one, including
Jeny Baldwin, her son and four others.
The affair created intense excitement
throughout the parish and a large party
Of men went down to Oakridge from Bas-
trop, the county seat, to receive orders.
By the time of their arrival everything
was quiet.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28
THE WEALTHIEST NEGREss.
1t is Amanda Dixon, and She Is gor4h Ha.f
MilIlOn.

1t is Amanda Dixon, and She Is Torsh Ha.f
Million.
Augusta, (Ga.,) Letter to Atlanta Constitution.
Since the decision of the Supreme court
giving to Amanda Dixon, the illegitimate
negro daughter of the late David Dixon
of Hancock county, his property to the
amount Of $4,000 it will probably
prove of interest to the readers of the
Constitution to know something of Aman-
da, her mode of living, etc.
The facts Of the case are familiar to the
public generally. David Dixon, who was
a wealthy planter of Hancock county,
after the death of his wife had cohabited
with julia Dixon, a former slave,
| by whom he had one illcgiti-
mate child, Amanda, who alter
| ward lived with DiXOn's friend, Eubanks,
| by whom she had two children. Before
| his death ne gave julia S25 600. He died
| in February, 1885, leaving the bulk of mis-
| property, amounting TO 100000, to
Amanda, she to only use the interest on
the money, and at her death it is to 90 to
her two sons. The relatives of Dixon
Lried to set this will aside, but without
SuCCGSSt UOIu Vic DQDe-IOI duu OuDIcu6
courts decided in favor of Amanda.
By this decision of the Supreme court
Amanda Dixon is made the richest negro
in America and probably the richest in the
world.
Your correspondent called at her resi-
dence, No. 452 Telfair street, to-day, in
order to learn how she lived, her plans
for the future, etc. Her residence is quite
large, double brick house, three stories
high, containing some twelve or fifteen
rooms, shaded in front by three mammoth
oaks, surrounded by large yard, and, all
in all, most desirable residence. II is
handsomely furnished and has neat
appearance. She purchased this house
about year ago, and has been living
there since, in company with her mother,
Julia, who is now quite an old woman,
and her two sons, one of whom was
recently married.
Amsnda's business in Augusta is at
tended to through Messrs. Howard & Co.,
and before going was informed by
member of this firm that he had advised
ner not to talk with any representative
of the press. She, however, came to the
door to see your representative, and
informed him that as yet she had
heard nothing about the decision OF the
Supreme court save what she saw IN the
papers; that Colonel Charles w. Du-
Bose of Sparta, was her advisory lawyer,
and, in fact, attended to all her business,
and that she had heard nothing from him
yet. She is an unassuming, intelligent
mulatto, and does not seem at all "set
up' by her singular good fortune. She
would not be noticed on the streets
from hundreds Of other colored women
by any display of show or dress. She
states that as yet she has no idea what
she will do or where she will live in
future, but understand she has been sd-
vised to move north.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28
WHISKY TASTING.
Some Surprising Averments mado by An
Expert.

SUMO HiduO ny an
Expert
Chicago Herald
"When you hear people tsIk about this
whisky or that being good" said an
agent of Chicago wholesale liquor house
who was just returning from g trip to
Kentucky, "you can say to yourself that
the whisky may be either good OF bad,
and that the msn who drinks and smacks
his lips knows nothing ct ell about it.
Telling good whisky from bad is an art
which few people acquire. l buy thou
sands of barrels OF whiskey every year,
and as l buy on my own Judgment it is
not conceited in me to say that / know
| something about the business. Ia the
first place, no man can be G judge OF
whisky who drinks it. For two years l
have tasted whisky dozens of times g
! day, but in all that time have not drank
as much as q gill. A glass of whisky a
! day would destroy my usefulness. Drink
ing the liquor blunts the fine sense of
taste whisky expert must possess, and
absolute temperance is the first essential.
More than that, man must have a fine
natural taste to begin with, and must be
careful what he eats or drinks. l can't eat
OulOuSy VI CLGGS6J VI ulIuh USGiy VI even
soda water, or any highly sgiced food,
and retain the keen taste on which I'd be
willing to base an order for fifty or one
hundred barrels of whisky. When l
started in this business | spent three
months educating my taste, going to the
cellar three times daily and smelling of
$50 casks OF whisky of different brands.
At the end Of that period was taken
blindfolded into that cellar, and as they
rolled the barrels up to me told them
every brand simply through my olfacto-
ries.
"Reputation is every thing in The
whisky business. There are in the trade
about one thousand brands, with about
forty brands in the lead as the generally
popular goods. can tell every one OF
these by taste or smell, just as surely as il
l were reading the brands on the ends of
the casks. The professional whisky
faster always dilutes the. liquor with
water, and sometimes he heats the water
and whisky together after mixing. His
taste is so fine as to be almost infallible,
andti is next TO impossible to fool him.
The men who guZZle liquor may be able
to tell high-proOf goods from that which
is rank and raw, but that is all they can
do. Whisky regulations are made or
msrred by the professional tasters, and it
is on their Judgment and dictum that the
trade is carried on.i AS you may imagine,
9 man with good mouth for whisky is
likely to find his taste source of salts
factory profit"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28
HOODS BRIGADE.
Continued from, First Pgqe.

Keller, j. H.; died in Austin
Leasing, w. H.; resides in Tom Green
county.
Lightfoot, W. H.; preacher.
Luckett, A. T.; died in 1879.
Maier, H.; killed at Sharpsburg.
Msrckman, R.; killed st Sharpsburg.
Maydeld, n. W.; resides near Austin.
Msytield, Esph; lives in Travis.
| McGehee, j. F.; resides at San Mar
cos.
McMsth, NJ. W; died in Virginia in
| 1862.
McMullen, Barney; Corpus Christi.
McPhsll, c. NJ; litter bearer.
! MastersOn, 4. r.; resides at Castro
Vile.
Millicsn, E. B.; resides at Lampasas.
Mosely. S. E.; lost leg in battle;
died 1870.
Moss, w. v; residence not known.
Morris, c. l.; killed al Knoxville,
Tenn.
Neuendorf, Max; died in San Aatoaio
in 1868.
Nichols, A. W; resides near Austin.
Nichols, G. w; killed at ChiCGmauga.
Piper, W. L.; died near Austin, 1855.
Plagge, c.; resides st San Antonio,
Pickett, Lem; had himself captured On
| the retreat from Suffolk.
Puryear, ". E.; lives on the Parde-
males.
Railey, J. D.; dead.
| Rice, 4. S. odd Pontoon resides in
| Coryell equity.
| Roberts, a. S.; resides ct Austin.
Robertson, G. L.; resides al Austin
| RobeTtion. Il. R.; resides at Austin.
Rose, G. W; resides near Austin.
~ IN, Dr.,
county.
Rust, R. S.; promoted first sergeant;
| died in 1885.
Rippetol, j killed somewhere.
| Sheppard, j. L.; died at Dumfries in
! 1861.
Shuler, J.; killed ct Sharpsburg.
Simmons, f discharged in 1862.
Stanley, A. f.; residence not known.
! Stein, Isaac; lost en- srm at Gaines
| Mill; resides at Austin.
! Stone, S. T. c.. resides near Austin.
! Stives, L X; hard citizen.
| Strohmer, Frank; resided in the noun
| tains
Summers, John S.; killed at Gaines
| Mill.
Sims, James resided at Austin.
Tsnnehill, W. j.; resides in Bugnet
county.
| Tatum, J NJ. died in Virginia in 1862.
Taylor, S. c.; discharged August Is,
1862.
league, S. P; Henderson's poker part
ner.
Thomas, J H.; killed at second Ma
nasas.
Thomas, Mark; died near Austin.
Todd, d. A: resides near Austin.
Thornton, L. c.; died at Marshall in
| 1868
Walker, G. W; died in Virginia.
Wheeler, j. g.; lost an arm at the
wilderness; resides at Manor.
| White, j. A; died in Virginia. 1868.
Whlteside, H.; an Irishmsn; q brave
| soldier.
Wilson, S, c.; thrown from a horse
| and killed, 1865.
| Wright, P. A; died in Virginia, July,
1862. Wright, j. A. resided at Duvsl.
! Woodward, Logan; died in Richmond,
1862.
John Price, coIored, cook for mess No.
.; faithful to the end; resides at Austin.
| Henry Johnson, CoIOred barber; Col
onel Carter's body servant; buried mis-
master at Gettysburg; died in Baltimore,
Md, in 1864.
Candy" the dog wen with the COM
pany from Austin in 1861: q great favorite
with the regiment; killed or lost 81 the
battle of Sharpsburg.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28

the handle, so that the eolored waiter is
not obliged to run his fingers around the
i inside of the neck of wine bottle to re-
move the PARTICLES of cork and dust. For
champagne bottles screw is made with
blade in one end Of the handle to cut
the Irvine around the cork. Another
handle contains both the knife and brush
on the handle. The power corkscrew is
an ingenious arrangement which
saves the knees and arms from q
tussel with an obstinate and frac-
tious cork. 4 cone of steel fits over
the neck of the bottle, and the screw
draws the cork while the cone presses on
the bottle. In addition to his Corkscrew
patents, Newark man amused himself
by twisting up wire ia almost every con-
ceivable shape, thereby supplying the
five-cent counters with novelties and
himself with q comfortable income, in
addition to that previously made by his
ingenious faculties. The spiral thumb
screw, which cau be pushed into q board
and easily removed, after serving as i
temporary hat rack, is one of his inven-
tions. It's only piece OF twisted wire.
Spiral paper hooks, wall hooks, hat end
coat racks, spiral picture nails, spiral
carpet tacks and stair buttons, card sus
penders and holders, bill files, soap
holders, pickle forks, toasting and vege-
table forks and shoe button hooks are his
inventions, and are manufactured in New
ark
The funniest of all the corkscrews is u
left-handed one. The first one was made
tor left-hsnded barkeeper and it suited
so well that the Newark firm now keeps
them constantly in stock. Another New
ark firm made 800 600 pocket corkscreNs
year. The question naturally arises,
what is done with them all? Lots OF
them are broken, of course, and all ss-
looms keep dozens of them on hand.
Large New York restaurants buy
corkscrews direct from Newark,
and get them by the hundreds at g
time. 1t is no unusual thing for big hard
ware houses in the city, Boston, Philadel-
phia, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and the big
western cities TO buy TO- 600 corkscrews
at time. II the corkscrew is any sign of
intemperance and the drinking habit in
general, then Abe Prohibitionists better
get more alarmed than ever. After al,
isn't the alarming increase in the produC-
ton of corkscrews the coming evil OF the
day? Shouldn't the corkscreW 90 first
and the saloon afterwsrd, in the platform
OF ell we'll regulated modern crusades:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28
LONGYIEW.
Reports From the Tornsdo-Reportod
1m5d- Telegraph Soryico.

Reporto From the Tornedo-Reportod
huled- Telegraph sorvicU.
Special TO the Gazette.
LONGyIEw, TYX.. June 27.-The storm
that passed over this place at p. IN.
yesterday did bU. little damage, but re-
ports coming in from the south show
that it was very severe about twenty
miles along the Sabine Valley Railroad
at New Prospect, G place ABOUT twenty
miles south Of here, and about seven
miles from BeCkvIlle. The storm killed
five men, at WORK n the timber, by the
falling Of temporary shelter. No fur
ther particulars or names oDtainable.
Near Fair Play, between Carthage
and Beckviue, woman and two
children took refuge in an old
house, a large tree falling on it, killing
the whole party instantly. As the tiercest
part If the storm occurred Gt remote
parts Of the country where no teIegrapbic
communication can be had and only mail
once 9 week, ii is likely some time viii
elapse before particulars can be obtained.
Eye witness On the work train SAYS il WIS
the worst tornado ever witnessed in this
country. The wind blew for thirty min
utes, iiterslly moving everything for
miles around. The sparsenesS of people
in these parts accounts only for 60 few
casualties. sThe wreck, two miles e4st OF
here en- the Texas and Pacific
caused by displaced journal of a freight
car, caused 2 total suspension of traffic
nesTly all dsy yesterday. Several freight
cars were bsdly smashed a0d about six
cars deTsiied. Owing 10 the favorable
position in cut, but little damsge WAS
done, comparatively speaking, for the
train was running 81 iuu speed when the
accident occurred.
a negro Sectionmsu reported Two
tramps killed near Hawkins yesterday,
but as ne was on the train which killed
them, no particulars were obtainable, be-
yond the fact that they tried to board
the train and were run over by the ca
buoSe.
George A. LecleTe, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, is quite i'll
with typhoid fever Quite q feat was
performed in telegrsphng his wife this
morning, who is in very remote Penn
syIvanis district, reached by being re-
lsyed at New York city and thence to
Western Pennsylvania, requiring four or
Eve RELAYS. The message first sent was
not delivered, and notice was given this
office Another message was sent from
here 70 forward the message to another
place, twelve miles west. This was done
and an answer received from Mrs. Lee
clere in just two hours. The
messenger service on these messages
at this Office, and the two receiving Of
does must have occupied one hour, leev-
ing the wire service of one hour to travel
over II, coo miles with sixteen to twenty
relays going and coming and speaks well
for The Western liOn, as this message
took no preference over other business
as some telegrsms do.
The Longyiew Rifles returned from the
Houston drill yesterday in good order
and covered with lHurels.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28
Terrell Notes.
Special to the Gazette.

TERRELL, TEX, June 27.-The Prohibi-
tionists are making active preparations
for free barbecue on the Fourth of July.
Everybody is invited to attend. John II.
Reagan, Sam Bell Msxey, w. S. Herndon,
B. II. Carroll, Dave CuIberson, Henry NJ.
Furman, Thomas r. Bonner, w. L.
Crawford, r. NJ. Wynne, and others have
been invited to make speeches. Time
will be divided with anti speakers, as the
pros desire full and free discussion of
the prohibition amendment, There will
be a grand parade through the streets
and music on the grounds by the mil
itary band, and general good time IS
anticipated. TIE ants also have
8 barbecue here on July ), and will be
addressed by Hon. Gustave Cook and
Hon. w. H. Grain. They would not
agree to divide time with the pros.
The pros elected to-day fifty delegates
to the convention at Fort Worth on
the 30th.
A telegram has just been received from
B. H. Carroll, saying he would be here on
the 4tb, and Hon. Poindexter has also
agreed to come.
Rutebaga Johnson was in the city
TODAY
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28
An EATING MATCH.
The Great Quantity of Food Devoured by
Two Barbcrs o Decide Wager.
InliauapOlls Journal

The Great Quantity of Food Devoured by
Two Barbcrs TO Dscide Wager.
indianapolis journal.
An eating match was the rather novel
occurrence that frequenters of Wall
street were discussing wi much interest
yesterday. The contest occurred at noon
in the restaurant OF Mrs. Phillips, COL
ored woman, who has gi,el her place
rather extensive advertising by Offering
TO furnish to customers all the can eat
for twenty cents. 1t was this rash offer
that led Joe Blake and George Reider,
two colored BARRIERS, to demon
strate to her in very astonish-
ing way that she assumes q
rulnous risk in making such an indefinite
measure ment Of her meals. Besides, there
was dispute between them as to which
had the greatest capacity for food, and
they wanted to settle it by engaging IN
contest. A small wager was made on the
result, and with the temperature at little
less than boiling, the match began. Mrs.
Phillips saw dish after dish disappear
until several times the amount charged
for the meal had been lost, and still there
were no indications OF the all-devouring
sppetites of her customers being stated.
L Iuallyj ~ uSSPaiJ ohS SAiSoS out uSi
tears did not stop the eating. However,
Blake was the first to tird that the food
could no longer go down his throat, and
he was compelled to yield the glory of
the contest to ReIder, who Continued to
eat until he had devoured eight pounds
more than Blake. Among the things
that comprised his dinner were six
pounds of roast beef and pork, large
slice of corn-bread and O loaf of white
bread, shout threee pounds Of vegetables,
four large pies and six glasses of iced
tea. Both Blake and Reider are large
men, each weighing about $50 pounds.
Reider looks like 8 white man.